Exactly the kind of boy he had always wanted to be Exactly the kind of boy he had always wanted to be

UrbanArias’ recording of Paul’s Case is an antidote to the intellectual pretensions that regularly drag contemporary opera performance toward tediousness and boredom.

By February 09, 2019 at 11:03 AM
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Unprotected Unprotected

Antonacci’s singing is remarkably beautiful for one who clearly doesn’t make that a top priority.

By February 21, 2018 at 11:24 AM
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Sweet bird Sweet bird

Anna Moffo made some of the most entrancing records ever. Their appeal is to “voice fanciers.” (I understand. We’re a despised group.) But Moffo’s best work renders us helpless. 

By January 25, 2016 at 11:58 AM
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Unadorned Unadorned

There was wonder and magic last night in Philly when The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presented British tenor Mark Padmore and American pianist Jonathan Biss in a recital devoted to the songs of Schumann, Tippett, and Fauré.

By October 17, 2014 at 8:00 AM
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